Corbyn still has a big Brexit problem – and it could lead to a no-deal exit

The Labour leader risks being the man who frustrated Brexit or the man who facilitated it, and both could knock him out of general election contention.

Another day, another defeat for the government, as MPs voted to truncate the number of days Theresa May has to respond if (or rather, when) the Withdrawal Agreement is defeated in the House of Commons from 21 days to just three, backing an amendment brought by the Conservative backbencher Dominic Grieve.

A small, but slightly bigger majority than the one which endorsed Yvette Cooper’s amendment to deter the government from going for a no-deal exit the day before, with 308 in...
source: New Statesman

Theresa May’s summit of party leaders has ended in acrimony after Jeremy Corbyn walked out of talks, citing the presence of Chuka Umunna of the Independent Group, who is not technically a party leader.

The meeting is an illustration of the strengths and the sharp limitations of

JEREMY Corbyn will this morning meet European Union figureheads to discuss an “alternative” Brexit plan before Theresa May addresses the EU Summit, after the Labour leader stormed out of a crunch cross-party meeting with the Prime Minister.